Arable
BSPB appoints new head of policy
The British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB) has created a new role and appointed Dr Anthony Hopkins as it’s head...
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Agri-Business
NI company scoops Silver Award at LAMMA for roofing sheets
By Chris McCullogh Northern Ireland-based Greenhill Systems picked up a Silver Award at LAMMA for its Heatguard Evolution transparent roofing...
N.Ireland
Andrew Muir is Northern Ireland’s new farm minister
Andrew Muir is Northern Ireland’s new farm minister, appointed with the task of heading up the Department of Agriculture, Environment...
N.Ireland
Calls for new Stormont Executive to adopt NI Farm Welfare Bill
The new Northern Ireland Executive has been called upon by Farmers for Action (FFA) to adopt the measures contained within...
Rural Life
Royal Bath & West Show 2024 to be a 'grand celebration of rural life'
Organisers of the Royal Bath & West Show have said the event will be a “grand celebration of rural life”....
N.Ireland
UFU: bTB compensation a priority in new farm minister meeting
Getting Northern Ireland’s new farm minister to reverse proposed cuts in bovine tuberculosis (bTB) compensation values will be a priority...
Machinery
Yorkshire machinery show to celebrate 10th anniversary next week
The Yorkshire Agricultural Machinery Show (YAMS) will celebrate its 10 year anniversary next week on Wednesday, February 7. The machinery...
Environment
Nature Conservation Committee chair to serve further 6 months
Interim chair of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Charles Banner, will serve a further six months. The appointment will now...
Agri-Business
Standard pig price continues to fall at a steady pace - NPA
The National Pig Association (NPA) has said the EU-spec standard pig price continues to fall at a “very steady pace”,...
Machinery
AGCO’s Ideal 7 gets seven cylinders in latest upgrade
Amongst the avalanche of news emerging from Agritechnica last autumn, upgrades to AGCO’s own top end Ideal combine range went...
Agri-Business
Lower wheat and maize prices lead decline in food price index
Lower wheat and maize prices have lead a decline in the Food Price Index of the Food and Agriculture Organisation...
N.Ireland
NI faces potential loss of access to 51% of veterinary medicines
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed the UK Government’s commitment to finding a permanent solution to the impending threat...
Agri-Business
Poultry farmer fined £28k for offences leading to bird flu outbreak
A partner in a poultry company has been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £28,000 for offences relating to...
Rural Life
Police to be given more power when responding to livestock worrying
Police will be given greater powers to respond to livestock worrying incidents more effectively under new legislation backed by the...
Sheep
NSA Next Generation to discuss sharing farming lives through media
An event organised by the National Sheep Association’s (NSA) Next Generation programme will include discussions surrounding the sharing of farming...
Rural Life
Farms in Hertfordshire 'blighted by tonnes of rubbish'
Recent incidences of fly-tipping on farms in north and east Hertfordshire meant they were “blighted by tonnes of rubbish”, according...
N.Ireland
CAFRE urges young people to consider agriculture apprenticeships
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is encouraging young people to consider agriculture apprenticeships as a way...
Agri-Business
Defra loosens bluetongue measures due to drop in midge activity
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced changes to disease control measures for bluetongue as February...